Netflix VP Comments On Relationship With WWE, Talks About Censorship

Top Netflix executive Gabe Spitzer recently spoke about the company's relationship with WWE. Spitzer was thrilled with how the company has been performing on the platform and was hoping for significant growth opportunities. WWE started a partnership with Netflix back in January 2025. The two companies signed a 10-year, $5 billion TV rights deal to air exclusive programs on the streaming platform. This led to WWE moving to Netflix for all major international markets. During a recent appearance on Sports Media with Richard Deitsch, Netflix's Vice President of Global Live Sports and Entertainment, Gabe Spitzer, addressed the company's partnership with WWE. He noted that within the United States, the company was hitting every metric they had hoped for. The VP was also impressed by the TKO-owned company's performance in international markets and congratulated the leadership team of Paul 'Triple H' Levesque, Lee Fitting, and Nick Khan for delivering great outcomes. 'I've been a fan for a long time, and you know, great partners over there with people like Paul Levesque and Lee Fitting and Nick Khan. They've been great partners. and I think we're thrilled with the results so far. We knew in the US, with something like Raw having that every week, there was going to be that passionate, loyal fan base, and they are going to show up, and they have come in expected ways over to Netflix and in predictable ways. It's hit every metric that we've hoped for on the US side.' Netflix is thrilled with how the WWE partnership is going as per Gabe Spitzer (Vice President Global Live Sports and Entertainment for Netflix). (Sports Media Podcast) pic.twitter.com/CWd3ny6EFp — Wrestle Features (@WrestleFeatures) September 8, 2026 Expand Tweet The Netflix VP also spoke about WWE censorship During the same conversation, Spitzer also addressed the topic of Netflix censoring some WWE content. This has been a common discussion point online, with several fans calling out the streaming giant for censorship, which has been impacting the viewing experience on the streaming platform. Spitzer noted that the company did not consult with WWE too often in regard to censorship. He explained that they had to follow rating standards, but Netflix tried to often be a little loose on that. 'Not often. Obviously, there are ratings standards that anyone has to adhere to. We're Netflix so we try to be a little looser on that. The place where we've had conversations with them around locations has also helped us,' Spitzer said. Spitzer also explained that the two sides have strong communication when it comes to promoting big matches in major cities. He explained that Netflix likes to know about major matches a few weeks in advance so that they can start promoting them, and WWE has been very receptive to this workflow.